Saxon STEaM RaILWaY RoUTE Saxon STEAM RAILWAY ROUTE 1 Welcome Saxon Steam Railway Route Zittau Narrow Gauge Railway © www.erik-gross.net Traveling in time … 2 Overview map with stations of the Saxon Steam Railway Route 4 Leipzig region 6 Döllnitz Railway (Döllnitzbahn) Oschatz – Mügeln – Glossen/Kemmlitz 8 Park Railways in Saxony 9 Regions of Saxon Elbeland, Eastern Ore Mountains and Saxon Switzerland 10 Lößnitz Valley Railway (Lößnitzgrundbahn) Radebeul Ost – Moritzburg – Radeburg 13 Dresden Transport Museum, Hillside Railways and Paddle Steamer Fleet 14 Weißeritz Valley Railway (Weißeritztalbahn) Freital-Hainsberg – Dippoldiswalde – Kurort Kipsdorf 17 Region of Upper Lusatia 18 Zittau Narrow Gauge Railway. Zittau – Bertsdorf – Kurort Oybin/Kurort Jonsdorf 21 Traveling along the Steam Railway Route in Upper Lusatia 22 Muskau Forest Railway. Weißwasser – Bad Muskau/Kromlau 23 Regions of Chemnitz, Ore Mountains and Vogtland 24 Preßnitz Valley Railway (Preßnitztalbahn) Steinbach – Jöhstadt 27 Fichtelberg Steam Railway (Fichtelbergbahn) Cranzahl – Kurort Oberwiesenthal 28 Railway adventure in the Western Ore Mountains and Vogtland 29 Railway adventure in miniature 30 Tour operators, media partners and goodwill partners of the Saxon Steam Railway Route 31 Legal Notice 32 Our Premium and Five Star Partners: Lößnitz Valley Railway © Michael Sperl 2 Saxon STEAM RAILWAY ROUTE Saxon STEAM RAILWAY ROUTE 1 Traveling in Time … Saxon Steam Railway Route Saxon Railway Museum © Falko Schubert Welcome to Saxony, the land of steam railways! Immerse yourself in the world of railways of a bygone era. Enjoy a scenic ride on Saxon Located in the east of Germany, Saxony is narrow gauge railways by traveling on a train known for its diverse culture and imposing unit dating from around 1900. In recent years, buildings in the cities of Leipzig, Dresden and the Saxon I K train shown here has been built Chemnitz. At the same time, Saxony stands as a joint venture of several Saxon narrow for ingenuity and a diverse industrial culture. gauge railways. It is operated along the Saxon In addition, railway traditions are a special Steam Railway Route during special railway trademark of Saxony. In 1839, the first German events. You can also experience vehicles from long-distance railway between Leipzig and the 1920s or 1950s on the Saxon narrow gauge Dresden was opened; and in subsequent railways. years, a dense railway network was developed Or just leave behind your hectic everyday life all over Saxony. From 1881, numerous 750 while marvelling at old technology during a mm (2 ft 5⅟₂ in) narrow gauge steam railways steam train ride. The Lößnitzgrund, Weißeritz- were built. Several of these have survived to tal, Fichtelberg and Zittau narrow gauge rail- this day, offering daily steam train journeys. ways run every day. In Saxony, there are not The Saxon Steam Railway Route connects only steam trains on tracks but also the oldest railways with many other tourist attractions. and largest paddle steamer fleet in the world No other region in Germany has such a lively on the Elbe river, taking passengers from Dres- cultural heritage of historic railways with five den to Saxon Switzerland or to Meissen. narrow gauge railways running daily, three steam-powered museum railways, numerous So let us take you on a journey of discovery museums and monuments from more than 180 through the land of steam railways. We look years of railway history. forward to your visit. Preßnitz Valley Railway / I K Train © Christian Sacher 2 Saxon STEAM RAILWAY ROUTE Saxon STEAM RAILWAY ROUTE 3 43 42 Regions of Chemnitz, Ore Mountains and 41 Vogtland (pp. 48-81) 48 Eppendorf Station 49 Museum Railway Station, Markersdorf- Taura 40 50 Saxon Railway Museum, Chemnitz 2 51 Technical Museum (featuring a rope- 3 and-pulley shunting system), Chemnitz 10 52 Chemnitz Park Railway 1 5 map and legend 53 Chemnitz Tramway Museum Stations of the Saxon Steam Railway Route 6 9 Weißeritztalbahn Railway © Michael Sperl 54 Saxon Industrial Museum in Chemnitz 8 12 55 Oberherold Station 7 Leipzig region (pp. 1 -10) Eastern Ore Mountains, Saxon Switzerland 56 Geyer Station 15 (pp. 24 - 31) 1 Leipzig-Plagwitz Railway Museum 57 Ore Mountains Model Railway Park, 24 Rabenau Station 13 2 Lake Auensee Park Railway, Leipzig Schönfeld-Wiesa 11 25 Kurort Kipsdorf Station 39 3 Leipzig Main Station 58 Wolkenstein Station 38 14 26 Altenberg Station 59 Steinbach Station 4 16 4 Regis-Breitingen Station 17 27 Bärenstein Station 60 Schmalzgrube Station 44 32 5 Wermsdorf Station 46 18 19 28 Kirnitzschtal Tramway, Bad Schandau 61 Schlössel Station 45 20 6 22 Glossen Station 29 62 Jöhstadt Station Goßdorf-Kohlmühle Station 21 31 33 7 Kemmlitz Station 30 Lohsdorf Station 63 Schlettau Station 23 30 8 Mügeln Station 31 Tillig Model Railway Gallery, Sebnitz 64 Saxon Museum Station, Walthersdorf 24 29 9 Schweta Station Region of Upper Lusatia (pp. 32 - 43) 65 Cranzahl Station 49 47 66 Neudorf Station, “Zum Weihrichkarzl“ 34 10 Oschatz Süd Station 32 “Klimperch” Exhibition Railway, Oppach/ Incense Manufacture 50 28 Regions of Saxon Elbeland (pp. 11-23, 44-47) Taubenheim 35 67 Kurort Oberwiesenthal Station 33 Seifhennersdorf Railway Museum 52 37 11 Löthain Museum Station 68 Fichtelberg Cable Car 77 53 51 27 34 Zittau Station 36 12 Radeburg Station 69 Rittersgrün Narrow-Gauge Railway 54 48 25 35 Bertsdorf Station 26 13 Moritzburg Station Museum 36 Kurort Jonsdorf Station 70 Schwarzenberg Railway Museum 14 Radebeul Ost Station 37 Kurort Oybin Station 71 Carlsfeld Station 78 15 Inn at Ottendorf-Okrilla Station 38 Löbau Railway Museum 72 Schönheide Süd Station 16 Dresden Tramway Museum 39 Görlitz Vintage Park Railway 73 Schönheide Mitte Station 55 17 Dresden Cable Railways 40 Energy Factory, Knappenrode 74 Rothenkirchen Station 79 76 58 18 Dresden Railway Museum 41 Weißwasser Station 75 Kirchberg Station 75 56 57 19 Terrassenufer in Dresden/Saxon Paddle 42 Bad Muskau Station 76 Oberheinsdorf Station 59 Steamer Fleet 43 Kromlau Station 77 Glauchau Maintenance Depot 74 70 63 60 20 Dresden Transport Museum 44 Wilsdruff Station 78 Niedermülsen Stop 81 61 21 Dresden Park Railway 79 Göltzschtal Railway Bridge, Netzschkau 80 73 64 62 45 Wilsdruff Stop 65 80 Syratal Park Railway, Plauen 22 Dresden-Gittersee Station 46 Nossen Railway Junction 72 69 66 81 Schönberg (Vogtland) Station/Wisentatal 23 Freital-Hainsberg Station 47 Edle Krone Station Railway 71 Map: Rolf © BöhmDr. 68 4 Saxon STEAM RAILWAY ROUTE 67 Saxon STEAM RAILWAY ROUTE 5 Windmill Ballendorf © Michael Sperl From The Trade Fair ciTy To The region between The elbe and mulde rivers … LEIPZIG Region Leipzig © LTM/Michael Bader Hubertusburg Palace, Wermsdorf © LTM/Andreas Schmidt VINETA, a floating cultural island on Lake Störmthal © Bernd Görne The stately trade fair city of Leipzig is beautiful and fun activities for the whole family. In the visit the town of Oschatz with its lovingly res- in any season of the year. Leipzig is a lively trade Leipzig region, there are also the Saxon Land tored historic buildings and alleyways, which Discovering the region and transport center with a rich history of cul- of Castles and the Saxon Heathland. Enjoy, for will make you feel like you‘re stepping back in Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH / Leipzig Tourism and Marketing Company www.leipzig.travel/en ture, music and architecture. It is, therefore, the example, a hike in the woodland of the Dahlen time. From here, enjoy a trip in the country on Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund GmbH / Middle German Transport Association www.mdv.de perfect starting point for an exciting tour to the Heath or the Wermsdorf Forest situated in the the Döllnitz Railway (Döllnitzbahn) going to the Messe modell-hobby-spiel, Leipzig / model - hobby - game Trade Show, Leipzig www.modell-hobby-spiel.de/en railway and other tourist attractions along the heart of the Saxon HeathIand. You can also towns of Mügeln and Glossen. Große Kreisstadt Oschatz / Oschatz (a major district town) www.oschatz-erleben.de Saxon Steam Railway Route. Attractions for O-Schatz-Park, Oschatz / O-Schatz Family, Animal and Leisure Park, Oschatz www.lebenshilfe-oschatz.de railway enthusiasts are not only Europe‘s big- Partners of the Steam Railway Route Gemeinde Naundorf / Municipality of Naundorf www.naundorf-sachsen.de gest terminal station but also the Leipzig Park (Steam) Railway attractions Railway or activities of the “Verein Eisenbahn- Stadtverwaltung Mügeln / Municipality of Mügeln www.stadt-muegeln.de Eisenbahnmuseum Leipzig / Leipzig Railway Museum www.dampfbahnmuseum.de museum Bayerischer Bahnhof zu Leipzig e.V.“ Geopark Porphyrland, Grimma / Porphyryland Geopark, Grimma www.geopark-porphyrland.de Parkeisenbahn Auensee, Leipzig / Leipzig Park Railway www.parkeisenbahn-auensee-leipzig.de (the city‘s railway museum supporting associ- Bahn Reise-Club Sachsen e. V. / Saxon Railway Travel Club www.bahn-erlebnisreise.de/bahnreise-club/ ation). The city of Leipzig is surrounded by the SVT Görlitz gGmbH, Leipzig / Görlitz High Speed Railcar (SVT) Company (Leipzig) www.svt-görlitz.de/en charming vacation regions of Leipzig New Verein Kohlebahnen e.V., Meuselwitz / Coal Railway Association (Meuselwitz) www.kohlebahnen.de Lakeland, the Saxon Land of Castles and Saxon Döllnitzbahn GmbH, Mügeln / Döllnitz Railway Company (Mügeln) www.doellnitzbahn.de Heathland. With Leipzig New Lakeland situated Stay overnight and enjoy just outside of town, a beautiful lake district has Förderverein “Wilder Robert“ e.V., Mügeln / Wild Robert Friends’ Association, Mügeln